Clostridium symbiosum as a cause of bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent patient

J W Decousser; C Bartizel; M Zamni; N Fadel; F Doucet-Populaire

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2007.04.003

Clostridium symbiosum as a cause of bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent patient

Anaerobe. 2007 Jun-Aug;13(3-4):166-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2007.04.003. Epub 2007 Apr 11.

Authors

J W Decousser¹, C Bartizel, M Zamni, N Fadel, F Doucet-Populaire

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, Centre Hospitalier de Dourdan, 91415 Dourdan, France. [email protected]

PMID: 17512225
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2007.04.003

Abstract

Bloodstream infection caused by Clostridium symbiosum was previously reported in only one case, from a highly immunocompromised patient with metastic colon cancer. We describe the second case of clinical bacteraemic sepsis caused by C. symbiosum from a previously healthy man, which underlines the pathogenicity of this species.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / microbiology*
Clostridium Infections / microbiology*
Clostridium symbiosum / classification
Clostridium symbiosum / genetics
Clostridium symbiosum / isolation & purification*
Humans
Immunocompetence*
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny

Associated data

GENBANK/EF442669